Lebanon Rescue Assistant Chief Jason Cole said someone with a powerful radio is covering up emergency radio traffic.Cole said for the past several months, members of the Lebanon Rescue Department have had emergency radio traffic covered by someone with a radio who keys their more powerful radio up and cover them.According to Cole, this has also effected several other towns also using the Sanford Regional Communications Center.Cole said Saturday morning while crews were at a serious medical call, this person deliberately covered units requesting advanced life support.There was also no cell phone service in the home, so emergency workers had to leave the patient for a moment and go outside to get phone service and call for advance life support, according to Cole. Cole said this has been an ongoing issue for years, and not just within the Lebanon Fire and Rescue Department.According to Cole, this person covers up emergency workers trying to get additional resources or working at scenes.The Federal Communications Commission had set up to catch the people involved and the situation resolved itself for several months, Cole said the the county radio vendor, Southern Maine Communications is currently working to try to help locate who may be involved.Cole said he will be contacting the FCC Monday to file a formal complaint and ask for help with the issue.Cole said anyone with information on who may be involved is encouraged to contact their local police department.A reward will be given to anyone who provides info that leads to a prosecution of the person or people involved, according to ColeCole said, "They make think that this is a funny situation, but it puts emergency responders and patients in jeopardy. What happens if an EMT is injured at a scene and calls for help and their radio traffic is covered, or a fire fighter goes down in a fire and yells for help and is covered. Or like today, the patient needs additional life support assistance and we can't get through?"

LEBANON, Maine —

Lebanon Rescue Assistant Chief Jason Cole said someone with a powerful radio is covering up emergency radio traffic.

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Cole said for the past several months, members of the Lebanon Rescue Department have had emergency radio traffic covered by someone with a radio who keys their more powerful radio up and cover them.

According to Cole, this has also effected several other towns also using the Sanford Regional Communications Center.

Cole said Saturday morning while crews were at a serious medical call, this person deliberately covered units requesting advanced life support.

There was also no cell phone service in the home, so emergency workers had to leave the patient for a moment and go outside to get phone service and call for advance life support, according to Cole.

Cole said this has been an ongoing issue for years, and not just within the Lebanon Fire and Rescue Department.

According to Cole, this person covers up emergency workers trying to get additional resources or working at scenes.

The Federal Communications Commission had set up to catch the people involved and the situation resolved itself for several months, Cole said the the county radio vendor, Southern Maine Communications is currently working to try to help locate who may be involved.

Cole said he will be contacting the FCC Monday to file a formal complaint and ask for help with the issue.

Cole said anyone with information on who may be involved is encouraged to contact their local police department.

A reward will be given to anyone who provides info that leads to a prosecution of the person or people involved, according to Cole

Cole said, "They make think that this is a funny situation, but it puts emergency responders and patients in jeopardy. What happens if an EMT is injured at a scene and calls for help and their radio traffic is covered, or a fire fighter goes down in a fire and yells for help and is covered. Or like today, the patient needs additional life support assistance and we can't get through?"